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I`m 26 too, but i`m off to speech therapy. I can`t live with blocks and changing my speech anymore. ...

I know this is only a mask technique but you can start with another word like I'm Andrew or try introducing yourself first before the other person has the chance to ask you! It works for me! ...

the only nongenetic stuttering I can think of is the result of a brain injury. Many people have latent stuttering genes and dont know it. So just because no one you know in your family stutters, doesn...

It's called a block. Likely a silent block. Your vocal cords lock (either shut or open) and you cant phonate (produce sound). What's worse, the harder you try to get the word out and not stutter, the ...

Help with my mild stutter?

Help with my mild stutter? So I'm 26 years old and have been struggling with a mild stutter ever since I was a kid. The funny thing is that I am pretty fluent all the time and it surprises people when...

Absolutely. To me it was about gaining confidence and overcoming my shyness through desensitization therapy. Though I did scripted acting first and learned that way. I have done some improv and gotten...

Definitely agree with you on making the call right away! I find the anticipation is usually worse than actually making the call. I usually build it too much in my head and think: "What if they judge m...

I work in marketing and communications, and part-time as a freelance journalist. My stuttering also ranges from moderate to severe. I've always considered it kind of ironic that I used to avoid using ...

Thanks for the link - will definitely be checking it out in its entirety this weekend. ...

I am not a musician and know little about this, but [this paper](http://isad.isastutter.org/isad-2013/papers-presented-by-2013/musical-stuttering-similar-to-speech-stuttering/) on musical stuttering +...

Totally agreed. That's similar to what I did too. I stocked shelves and would direct customers when asked, but most of the time I even went up to lost customers asking if I could help. This was nice...

Someone has suggested to me before to take improv acting classes...Do you feel putting yourself in "risky" speaking situations broke down some barriers in your head in regards to your speech? ...

My father is not alive. My mother does not work nor supports me or ever has. We simply live together like roommates. It is not easy to find a stable job as a stutterer. I've moved back home while ...

interesting! i'd imagine this would only be present in blowing instruments... but then again, singers can sing without problem even if they stutter (granted, there might be exceptions in daily life, b...

Stuttering and playing an instrument

Stuttering and playing an instrument Apologies if this is too loosely related to the topic of stuttering. It is completely related from my point of view and I think it will prove to be an instrumenta...

This was hugely reassuring to read. I know being open about my stutter is something I should do, but it's just hard to really get to the point where I'm confortable saying i have one openly. ...

I stocked shelves in a grocery store when I was in high school. It worked out well because strangers would ask me where items were located in the store, but I didn't have to initiate contact with lots...

Can't upvote this enough....

> there could be other reasons for them not wanting to speak in public. Yep, that's the thing, I know a guy who hates calling, he is very good at speaking with people and socializing, but when i...

Also, I would [read some articles](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/for-people-with-disabilities-doctors-are-not-always-healers/2014/10/24/afb632e6-45a0-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_sto...